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18/01/2018

The Gambia, complicated but hopeful path to democracy (DIEEEO07-2018)

A year ago, a change from a dictatorship to democracy took place peacefully in a small African state, The Gambia. It was probably one of the most forgotten countries although it was suffering since 22 years under the fierce and terrible dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh. Since January 19th 2017 Adama Barrow, elected December 1st 2016, is the president. The dictator accepted the defeat at the beginning but later he resisted to abandon the power until the Economic Community of West African States, the ECOWAS, threatened to intervene militarily. Since then, the country confronts itself to a new era of development, freedom, equality, justice and reconciliation amidst important challenges and a still fragile security situation.

Author: Pilar Requena del Río

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